L'Eau Vive launches initiative to preserve francophone history The Regina newspaper provides the province's francophone community with a voice and they're ready to start preserving that legacy. Author of the article: Gillian Francis Publishing date: May 18, 2021 • 4 hours ago • 2 minute read • Patricia Choppinet, left, and Omer Labrie-Boulay are helping to archive L'Eau Vivre, a Francophone newspaper based out of Regina, Saskatchewan. Here, they stand in front of a scanning machine, which they use to make digital copies of newspaper articles dating back to 1971. Photo by TROY FLEECE /Regina Leader-Post Article content For the francophone population of Regina, their distinct cultural and linguistic identity is maintained through their close-knit community and at the heart of it all is L’Eau Vive, their local newspaper, which has embarked on a journey to preserve the history of its people and their way of life.